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Fast Forward Knesset Speaker Pleads for Pollard’s Release
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin urged Vice President Joe Biden to release Jonathan Pollard, who is serving a life term for spying for Israel, following a report claiming Biden had objected to a plan by U.S. President Barak Obama to release the Israeli spy. On Saturday, the U.S. vice president was quoted by the New York…
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Fast Forward Congress Blocks $200 Million for Palestinians
Congress has blocked nearly $200m in aid to the Palestinians, the U.K’s Independent newspaper reported on Saturday. The aid, which was destined for projects related to food aid, health care, and state building efforts, was to have been transferred to the Palestinian Authority during the U.S. fiscal year that ends today, according to the report….
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Fast Forward Statehood Bid Likely To Drag Out at U.N.
The United Nations panel responsible for admitting new members will likely mull the Palestinian statehood application for several weeks before making a decision, diplomatic sources said Friday. The general consensus at the United Nations headquarters in New York is that the panel discussions over the Palestinian application for full membership will continue to deliberate over…
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Fast Forward Israeli Planes Scramble Near Cyprus
Israel Defense Forces jet fighters were scrambled toward a Turkish drilling research ship in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish media reported on Friday, in what seemed to be a further escalation in the already fraying ties between the once longtime allies. According to the report, cited by the Turkish daily Today’s Zaman and based on a…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Push for U.N. Votes on Statehood
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to leave for Colombia next week, in an attempt to convince officials in the South American nation to support a bid for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations Security Council. A Palestinian official speaking with Haaretz on Friday, said that “within the Security Council there are nine nations who…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Warm Up to Quartet Peace Plan
A senior Palestinian official said Thursday that the Middle East Quartet’s proposal for renewing negotiations with Israel contained some encouraging elements, after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas convened top officials to discuss the matter. “The Quartet statement contains encouraging elements and we call on Israel to announce its commitment to the principles and points of reference…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Near Council Majority for Statehouse Bid
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki told the Voice of Palestine radio station on Thursday that eight members of the Security Council have pledged to support the Palestinian statehood application, and that great efforts are being made to secure a decisive ninth supporter. Security Council decisions require the support of nine of the 15 members, and…
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Fast Forward Clinton Talks Peace With Egyptian Officials
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr in Cairo for talks which included fraying Israel-Egypt relations and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Amr said that an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo earlier this month, “was quite unfortunate, and I think it was condemned by all responsible parties in…
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